: a device that is similar in operation to radar but emits pulsed laser light instead of microwaves
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Companies like Alphabet's Waymo and Amazon's Zoox each use both radar and lidar.
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Robert Ferris,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Some of my research has examined what privacy means for people observed by vehicle sensor systems such as radar, lidar and sonar.
—David Sella-Villa, The Conversation, 24 June 2025
Tesla’s technology relies only on a set of cameras mounted on its vehicles, compared with the more expensive radar and lidar sensors used by Waymo and other rivals.
—ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
Musk has rejected the idea of using radar and lidar sensors on Tesla vehicles, instead relying on cameras in a departure from some rivals.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 21 June 2025
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Robert Ferris,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Some of my research has examined what privacy means for people observed by vehicle sensor systems such as radar, lidar and sonar.
—David Sella-Villa, The Conversation, 24 June 2025
Tesla’s technology relies only on a set of cameras mounted on its vehicles, compared with the more expensive radar and lidar sensors used by Waymo and other rivals.
—ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
Musk has rejected the idea of using radar and lidar sensors on Tesla vehicles, instead relying on cameras in a departure from some rivals.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 21 June 2025
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“Lidar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lidar. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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